Predictions Report

Predictions 2021: CIO

October 15th, 2020
Pascal Matzke, Vice President, Research Director
Pascal Matzke Vice President, Research Director
Matthew Guarini, VP, Sr Research Director
Matthew Guarini VP, Sr Research Director
Brian Hopkins, VP, Emerging Tech Portfolio
Brian Hopkins VP, Emerging Tech Portfolio
Bobby Cameron, Vice President, Principal Analyst
Bobby Cameron Vice President, Principal Analyst
David Brodeur-Johnson, Principal Analyst
David Brodeur-Johnson Principal Analyst
Paul Miller, Vice President, Principal Analyst
Paul Miller Vice President, Principal Analyst
With contributors:
Keith Johnston , Emily Stutzman

Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated every company’s digital transformation strategy — exposing most, paralyzing some, and leaving others forever lost in the wake of a challenging 2020 recovery. Business-savvy tech leaders will adapt their firm’s technology strategy to the rapidly and newly formed business and operating models required to succeed in this unsettled time. Geopolitical posturing and brinksmanship from the world’s biggest economies will force the CIO, traditionally taught to think global, to act local. In this report, we explore Forrester’s predictions for CIOs in 2021.

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